Doo-Bop, Davis's final studio album, saw him collaborating with hip-hop producer Easy Mo Bee to fuse his signature trumpet sound with contemporary beats. This posthumously released album stands as a unique, albeit controversial, testament to Davis's continuous engagement with evolving musical landscapes.
- Recorded in 1991, "Doo-Bop" was released more than six months after Davis's death in September 1991.
- The album was the first in Davis's career to be primarily produced by a hip-hop artist, Easy Mo Bee.
- Despite its jazz roots, "Doo-Bop" charted on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, reaching number 12.
Miles Davis was a trumpet virtuoso and bandleader whose work in the 1950s and 1960s defined cool jazz and modal jazz. By the 1990s, he was experimenting with the burgeoning sounds of hip-hop.
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